# sucker vs sucks

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sucker
*noun · IPA /ˈsʌk.ə/ · frequency rank #13,248*
A person or animal that sucks, especially a breast or udder; especially a suckling animal, young mammal before it is weaned.

### sucks
*noun · IPA /sʌks/ · frequency rank #3,789*
plural of suck

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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